Jotunheimen (,
the home of the giants) is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km² in southern
Norway and is part of the long range known as the
Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest
mountains in Norway are all in Jotunheimen, including the very highest -
Galdhøpiggen (2469 m). Jotunheimen straddles the border between the counties of
Oppland and
Sogn og Fjordane.